1918 Map of Garland

About this map

The Old Indian Reservation Boundary Line cuts diagonally across the southeastern townships of Palmville and Moose River, serving as a primary landmark for this 1918 military survey. The landscape is defined by the early water management efforts of the northern plains, characterized by Lateral No. 3 and various segments of Ditch designed to drain the wetlands near Thief Lake. Small post offices like P.O. Garland, P.O. Klectzen, and Homolka P.O. are scattered across the sectioned grid, reflecting a period of dispersed rural settlement in the frontier borderlands of Roseau and Marshall counties. In the northeast, the Roseau River meanders through Stafford, while the southern reaches feature the South Fork drainage as it passes through timbered sections once identified on reservation maps.